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Drona, a not to watch filmAfter seven years of hiatus, director Goldie Behl makes a comeback on the silver screen with a fantasy superhero film Drona. Shot in soothing locations of Bikaner, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Namibia, the film deals with a fight between good and bad. Here, Abhishek plays an unconventional superhero Drona, a saviour of the world while Kay Kay Menon plays an evil magician Ritz, who wants to kill Drona to have his control over the whole world.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 6:34 pm Hollywood make-up artist hired for Lara DuttaFormer Miss World Lara Dutta is all set to look ravishing in the film 'Blue', thanks to Hollywood make-up artist Nikoletta Skarlatos. Nikoletta, who has given Hollywood actress Keira Knightley the much appreciated look in 'Pirates of the Caribbean', worked on Lara's make up and hair especially for the under water sequences and other special effects action scenes in the film. She was assisted by Clarabelle Saldhana.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 5:38 pm Abhi-Ash come to Big B's Den
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:01 pm Celebs' secret phobias revealed! - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:45 pm Anil Ambani inks $1.5 bn deal with Spielberg and SniderIndustrialist Anil Ambani has struck a deal worth $1.5 billion with three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider to create a new motion picture studio. The joint venture is set to be launched by January next year.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:32 pm 'Drona' reminds me of my childhood: AishwaryaBollywood actress Aishwarya Rai says that 'Drona', in which hubby Abhishek Bachchan plays the title role, reminds her of her childhood days.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:30 pm Tony Curtis admits being turned on by MonroeNew York (ANI): Hollywood legend Tony Curtis has revealed that kissing Marilyn Monroe in 'Some Like It Hot' had really turned him on.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:03 pm Sophie Anderton has gone bankruptLondon (ANI): English model Sophie Anderton, who has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, has gone bankrupt, it has emerged. According to sources, a bankruptcy order has just been made against the former 'It Girl' in the High Court.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:58 pm Sharon Stone slams Botox claimsNew York (ANI): Actress Sharon Stone has slammed reports claiming that she was the one who suggested her 8-year-old son to go for Botox to relieve his stinky feet. The allegations were part of court papers presented during the Basic Instinct star's custody battle with ex-husband, journalist Phil Bronstein.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:51 pm Winehouse, Ronson teaming up again?London (ANI): It looks like Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson have patched up things, for the dynamic duo are teaming up again to record a track for a tribute album to music legend Quincy Jones. The pair fell out after Ronson got infuriated by the singer's erratic behaviour and decided ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:42 pm Fashion recovers share before release
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:28 pm Cilla Black climbed into Cliff Richard's bedLondon (ANI): English singer-songwriter Cilla Black revealed at a recent lunch held in honour of Sir Cliff Richard how she got into the 67-year-old bachelor boy's bed. She revealed her antic in front of the 400 guests present at the 50th Anniversary Tribute lunch at London's Dorchester Hotel, which was ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:11 pm Mel Brown and Hubby to renew Marriage vowsNew York (ANI): Spice Girl Melanie Brown is so in love with her hubby, Stephen Belafonte, that she is renewing her vows at a grand celebration in Egypt later this year. In fact, a source has revealed that the Scary Spice and her producer husband have sent out "an 11-page ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:04 pm Madge has a cosy dinner with A RodWashington (ANI): Pop Queen Madonna and baseball ace Alex Rodriguez were seen having a cosy dinner for two at Dos Caminos Third Avenue on September 30. The duo, sitting at an alcove-like table in the back, seemed to be very close to one another. "They seemed very close," Usmagazine.com quoted ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:57 pm Paris teams up with Warner Bros for second albumNew York (ANI): Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton has cut ties with record label Warner Brothers, in order to release upcoming album under her own label. The Heiress Records will put out Hilton's as-yet-untitled disc, which is reportedly set to hit stores later this year.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:51 pm Heather Mills rules out moving to Caribbean island - Oneindia
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:40 pm CAST: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon, Jaya ... - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:38 pm Ronnie Wood to divorce wife soonLondon (ANI): English rocker Ronnie Wood was spotted outside his solicitor's office recently, believably to find out how much his divorce from wife Jo would cost him. Wood, who seems determined to carry on his affair with Russian waitress Ekaterina Ivanova, 19, arrived at the office for a four-hour meeting ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:33 pm Kylie Minogue bags two BTDM AwardsLondon (ANI): Popstar Kylie Minogue has bagged two awards at the BT Digital awards function held at the Roundhouse in London. The 'Kids' hitmaker won best pop artist award and best innovation for the 'Kylie Konnect site' which allows fans to create their profile on it, reports BBC.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:25 pm Bollywood kicks the butt - Oneindia
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:38 am 'Ramchand Pakistani' - a poignant tale set in two nationsFilm: 'Ramchand Pakistani'; Cast: Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqui, Noman Ijaz, Syed Fazal Hussain, Navaid Jabbar Maria Wasti; Director: Mehreen Jabbar; Rating: ***Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am Sunny, Bobby again play brothers in 'Heroes'After 'Dillagi' and 'Apne', real life brothers Sunny and Bobby Deol are back playing reel life siblings in Samir Karnik's episodic flick 'Heroes'. The film is about an India tour involving three stories. While one story features Salman Khan and Preity Zinta, another brings together the odd pair of Mithun Chakraborty and Dino Morea.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am Bollywood strike enters 3rd day - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am Hollywood make-up artist hired for Lara DuttaFormer Miss World Lara Dutta is all set to look ravishing in the film 'Blue', thanks to Hollywood make-up artist Nikoletta Skarlatos.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:30 am Himesh's Kajraare arrives Feb 2009Even as promotion is in full swing for Himesh Reshammiya's Karzzzz, the man continues to be busy with other projects as well. The moment he would be through with the release of Karzzzz, Himesh would jump straight into Kajraare, the release date of which has been finalized. The film would be hitting the screens on February 13, just a little more than 100 days after Karzzzz. Says a source close to Himesh, "Shooting for Kajraare has been quite smooth and the film has progressed quite fast. T-Series, which has produced both Karzzzz as well as Kajraare, has been gung ho about both the films, and is ready with the plans for the latter's release. You would soon hear a lot more about Kajraare which is now all set to arrive on February 13." Announced in November last year and kick started in the month of April 2008, Kajraare is special since it sees the Bollywood debut of Mona Laizza, a popular Pakistani TV actress. She plays the lead opposite Himesh in the film, which is touted as an Indo-Pak love story. Apparently, around 70 girls were checked for the role and Mona Laizza was zeroed in. Shot in Lahore, Morocco and Europe, Kajraare is a love story where Himesh would be seen as a lawyer. Needless to say, the film would have music by Himesh Reshammiya himself. The film is directed by Pooja Bhatt who hasn't yet seen box office success in each of her three directed ventures - Paap, Holiday and Dhokha. One hopes though that Himesh's mass appeal coupled with T-Series marketing manages to pull through Kajraare, which is touted to be Pooja's first out and out hardcore commercial entertainer. Coming back to Himesh Reshammiya, in 2009 he would also be seen in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke. Also, there is a probability of A Love Issshtory and Hhey Gujju releasing in the same year. "My eyes are set on Karzzzz for the moment. Everyone has gone all out for the film," says Himesh Reshammiya, "With the grace of God, first the response to the music and now the one for the talkie promos has been great as well and the movie in general is generating positive vibes. I can't wait for October 17 to arrive."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am Strike threat in Hollywood
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 10:49 am Posh Picks Cars To Match Her - Oneindia
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 10:27 am Arjun is riding high on Rock On
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Sallu turns Asin's mentor! - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 10:13 am "Sanjay Dutt has a much bigger role in Kidnap" - Imran KhanImran Khan has changed his image in his second film. Says the nervous second-timer, "After Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Kidnap was the first script that I actually liked. I decided on doing it instinctively. And I've a completely different role from what I did in Jaane Tu...I admit Sanjay Dutt has a bigger part in my next release Kidnap. And rightly so. He's a much bigger star than me and obviously the focus would be on him. I am thrilled with my part in Kidnap. Incidentally, Sanjay Dutt is also my co-star in Luck. Apparently, there's some kind of a mysterious link between the two of us." Imran was quite intimidated before working with Dutt. "But he turned out to be such a warm and soft-hearted guy. On the first day, I was fumbling and forgetting my lines. He told to relax, that it was okay." Imran's teenybopper fans who think he's the cutest thing since bubblegum are in for a shock when they see him playing a grey role in his second film. "It is a slightly negative role. I am very different from Jaane Tu... in Kidnap. But morality in this film and in real life is a question of perception. Once my fans get to know my character's motivations they won't be shocked. This is what I really liked about Kidnap. It says, 'Hang on for a second. Are you sure you know what's right and what is wrong?' For me morality is totally a matter of which side you are on. I think I play a very interesting guy to watch in Kidnap. People will like me. I think the audience is in the mood to see new and interesting things. In any case I can't go by people's expectations, I'll choose the roles that I like." Imran ends on a positive note. "I had a blast here in SA. I'm working with some great actors here. Mithun Dada is so down to earth and humble. Ravi Kissan Sir and I got along so well. I didn't know who he was until I saw him in 1971. I guess I'm lucky to have a second release so soon after my debut. These things aren't in an actor's end." Imran intends to go on a vacation after shooting Luck and attending to the release of Kidnap. "I've been working non-stop from Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na...then Kidnap. And now Luck. Though we're shooting Luck in a very beautiful place the days are very long. We're shooting very intense action scenes with no breaks."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Oct 2008 | 10:13 am Fashion recovers 50% investment through endorsementsClick above for more stills Even before Fashion has arrived at theaters, it has already recovered close to half of its costs through endorsements. Budgeted at Rs.17-18 crores, the film has seen brand endorsements worth Rs. 7-8 crores from Lenovo, Sunsilk, Reebok and Kimaya amongst others. Says a highly placed official attached to the film's production house, "We have managed to cut some great deals with the leading brands from the world of fashion (obviously), laptops, hair care and footwear & apparels. They have been prominently placed in Fashion and we have made sure that they don't obscure the basic flow of the film." How profitable has the venture been? "It is a profitable deal for us as well as the brands", confidently says the source, "Fashion is a much hyped film and the kind of class it caters to, the brands can well expect quite a few eyeballs for them from the high end consumers. They understand that Bhandarkar Entertainment is a name to reckon with and it would be mutually beneficial for all the parties to gain from the deal." Talking about the huge expectations that audience has in general from Fashion, Madhur commented, "This is my biggest project till date and though I am a experimental filmmaker, my movies do well at the box office too. It has been such an exciting journey during last 9 months that I have hardly sat down and deliberated on the expectations front. Even today, I am neck deep into the post production of Fashion. It is hardly a few days to go for the 29th October release of the film and I am keeping my fingers crossed that the film is liked by one and all."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:50 am Subhash K. Jha speaks about DronaWe've never felt this before. There's a fabulous never-experienced feel to this fantasia. As though it was long-awaited . But it took so long to make its appearance in our cinema because no one thought of it, or wanted to. Goldie Behl dares to dream. He's back after a 7-year hiatus to let us know that Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai was not where his khwaab ended. As matter of fact, the dream begins now. Drona is a feeling not quite overpowering but purposely underplayed and designed to bring the till-now-barred -in-Bollywood Lord Of The Rings genre to our table. On the storyboard Drona must have sounded incredibly impossibly outrageously ambitious. It's a film that starts in the US, moves to the deserts of Rajasthan and makes an exit run into a never-never land where blue flower-petals shower down on the screen creating an area of enchantment and incandescence without letting the spectacle dominate the characters. As far as super-heroes go, the one that Abhishek plays in Drona is somewhat unique. Seething scowling wounded and wanting, Abhishek plays a knight in a shining 'amour'...a romantic at heart and a warrior only by force, he glides across the screen doing some of the most gently persuasive old-world stunts conceived on this side Lord Of The Rings. The action often involves the leading lady. And Priyanka is dynamite. Goldie Behl with unaccentuated but relentlessly persuasive support from cinematographer Samir Arya builds a visual mindscape manifested in moving pictures that suggest a deep bond between the imagination and our traditional cultural representations of abstract art, from desert-based monuments to esoteric weapons that swirl across the breeze and kill only the evil. First ten minutes into this voyage to the realm of our Chandmama-Chandrakanta genre of fantasy literature and we're hooked. From the point when Priyanka, styled like our first full-blown Lara Croft, dressed, and made-up to kill (in more ways than 'won' enters the frame the film takes off with an emphatic élan that just stops short of self-congratulation. Equally arresting is the sequence where our desi dude-ka-dude superhero Drona meets the arch-villain Riz for the first time. The chaos that breaks out and the ensuing chase across the narrow cobbled streets of an unknown foreign country (Prague?) are handled with a delightful eye for comic book bravura that never careens into the caricatural. All through the telling of this tall and stately tale, Behl displays a restrain that goes a long way in giving the product the feel of a fantasy well conceived but never over-drawn. The technique carries the characters fearlessly and fluently. Besides Samir Arya's cinematography, which lends the colors of the imagination a hue of the home-grown, the art direction and the sound design suggest paces of a grace long-forgotten in our cinema where now, rapid fire storytelling is almost always equated with an entertaining cinema. Here the frames are designed to create a harmony between the protagonist's wandering soul, and Nature, which looks down impartially at a world gone to the dogs. The dramatic conflict converges on Abhishek and Kay Kay Menon. The one silent calm from outside, torn, and troubled from within. The other ultra-flamboyant and theatrical, doing what can be called a reincarnation of Mogambo from Mr India an indigenous version of Jack Nicholson's Joker from Batman. The theatrics that underscore the narrative's calm surface don't always work. Kay Kay's character goes way over-the-top into an atmosphere of irredeemable grotesquerie. Fine actor that he is, Kay Kay gives the flamboyant villainy his best shot. Abhishek displays a wounded pride and a lacerated soul through his eyes. He is also immensely adept at handling the action scenes and goes many steps ahead from his earlier films to under-perform the scenes with heartwarming sincerity. Priyanka Chopra's styling and body language suggest a smoldering restless sensuality. But the drama converges on the hero and the villain as they battle it out by the most traditional definition of cinematic dada-giri. By the time, we approach the climax Drona has established its claim at taking a confident stab at a genre never done before. What it fails to do is to take that genre into the highest realm of creativity where the characters would have instinctively become children rather than casualties of the mythology and fantasy that Goldie Behl embraces with ample affection but not enough of that quality of connectivity with the audience that superheroes have always achieved with the audience. At the end you feel an empathy for the sword-wielding Drona who can't fly through the air. And that's what makes this super-hero so vulnerable and human. Watch Drona for Abhishek's reined-in performance as a reluctant hero, and his crackling hissing but ambivalent chemistry with Priyanka. And for the use of special effects not to overpower but nourish the plot that strides across two continents and cultures with confident steps.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:43 am 'Maya Bazaar' - for Mammootty's fans onlyFilm: 'Maya Bazaar'; Cast: Mammooty, Kalabhavan Mani, Sheela, Suraj, Biju, Rajan P. Dev; Director: Thomas Sebastian; Music: Rahul Raj; Rating:*Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:31 am Tanushree Datta - Durga Bhakt! - GlamSham
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:03 am Buddhist film festival in Mexico from Oct 29The 10-day International Buddhist Film Festival will be held in Mexico from Oct 29, an official statement of the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Friday.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Raj Faces Double Blow - TopNews
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 8:14 am Mallika In A Snake-Woman Avatar - TopNews
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 6:38 am 'P.U.C.' a message that fails to deliverReview: 'P.U.C'; Cast: Chethan Chandra, Harshitha Poonachcha, Ramakrishna, Avinash, Vinayaprakash, Sadhu Kokila; Director: S.R.Brothers; Producer: Sharanegowda Patil; Music Director: Raviraj; Camera: Suresh Babu; Rating: ** 1/2Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 6:30 am 'Rock On' my biggest success so far: Arjun RampalHe learnt to play the guitar, grew his hair really long and genuinely gelled with his co-stars. The effort has paid off for model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal who says 'Rock On' is his biggest hit so far.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 5:02 am Striking Bollywood workers, producers to hold talks todayThe strike by Bollywood technicians and workers can be called off on Saturday if the producers' association agrees to their demands at a meeting today evening, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) said late on Thursday. In a meeting held late on Thursday evening for initial talks, FWICE gave 'a final ultimatum' to the the leading producers' body for giving in writing the acceptance of the demands and signing an agreement between the two. "We want everything in writing and there will be no compromise in it," said FWICE general secretary Dinesh Chaturvedi.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:27 am Bond film 'Quantum of Solace' to release in India before USIn a detour from convention, the 22nd film on the charismatic and debonair secret agent James Bond - 'Quantum of Solace' - will hit Indian theatres a week prior to its release in the US. The film will first release in Britain on October 31 followed by its release in India on November 7. Only then will the film open for Bond lovers in the US November 14.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:27 am Bikes more exciting than movies: Zain KhanZain Khan of 'Hari Puttar' fame is one of the busiest child artistes in Mumbai but says he finds riding bikes more exciting than movies.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:31 am Metallica strikes back with 'Death Magnetic'Metallica is the thinking man's metal band. Unlike the more indigenous metal brethren, its genius is to infuse, adapt and synthesise alien sounds to create music that is loved by hardcore fans and mainstream fans.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:30 am I have no intentions to turn a producer - Kareena KapoorKareena Kapoor has denied stories about getting into production and does not have any plans to do so in future.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Kajol - still going strongThere may be only some Bollywood heroines who in spite of not being in the list of the top leading ladies in the Tinsel Town is still adored and commands the same fan following exactly like the time of their heydays as Kajol.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am I would like to apologize to anyone who was offended - Saif Ali KhanRecently there have been reports in the news that Saif Ali Khan had a tiff with photo journalists in Patiala during the shoot of his home production directed by Imtiaz Ali.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Poland is Bollywoods new loverPoland is one of the fastest growing international markets of Bollywood. The growth may be slow, but the presence and preference being cornered by the Hindi films are definitely increasing.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Ruslaan Mumtaz is busy gyming, dancingNow that Ruslaan Mumtaz had got a big project under his belt, he is making sure that he leaves no stone unturned to be the best. Ruslaan has signed a film called Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai with director Nikhil Advani of Kal Ho Na Ho fame, no less.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am What if Katrina was a part of BACHNA AE HASEENO?Katrina is on a career high. Presently she is shooting in Philadelphia in the US for the Yashraj film with John Abraham and Neil Mukesh, directed by Kabir Khan.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Vidya joins Naseeruddin Shah for ISHQIYA workshopFor her role in Vishal Bharadwajs Ishqiya, Vidya Balan is leaving no stone unturned. She is getting into the skin of her character by learning a special language and dialect for the film. And now here comes the clincher. A source on the sets reveals thatSource: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am It is the police’s good luck that I was not in the underworld - Ramu1. Why are you fond of camera shots that move close to the ground?Ans: I think it’s the infantile nature in me. I like crawling.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am SRK-Big B 'cold war' over
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 2 Oct 2008 | 2:01 pm Bollywood boosts Polish newspaper sale
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 2 Oct 2008 | 1:49 pm Shah Rukh Khan attends 'Drona' premiereSuperstar Shah Rukh Khan attended the premiere of Abhishek Bachchan's film 'Drona', putting to rest rumours about the cold war between himself and Amitabh Bachchan. "All the disputes between me and Mr Bachchan are media created and there is no ill feeling between us," Shah Rukh told reporters on Wednesday. "At this point in my career, I should always talk about how good it is to be an actor so that people get positive impression about the actors and Bollywood in particular.Source: Entertainment News | 2 Oct 2008 | 1:45 pm I'm not insecure about my career, says Kunal KapoorAfter cameos in two back-to-back movies - 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' and 'Welcome To Sajjanpur'- Kunal Kapoor is not afraid of being typecast as a cameo king and says that he isn't insecure about his career. "They (filmmakers) can come to me with more cameo parts. But it's my option to do them or not do them.Source: Entertainment News | 2 Oct 2008 | 1:38 pm
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